No time for the kids?

It’s always lovely to hear from your children. Once they’re off and out in the world, it seems like you just can’t get enough news about what they’re doing and who they’re meeting.

I’ve discovered that once they’re gone, however, you can still find yourself in that ‘Bad Mom’ category.

My daughter Violet tried to call me three times this week. I had to rush her off the phone each time. I had an exceptionally busy week and every time that she had the chance to chat, I found myself at the airport either waiting to meet someone or waiting to board a plane myself. I’ve learned that the airline will not hold a plane just because you want to talk to your daughter on the phone. How unreasonable is that?

As a result, I learned that she had to buy a cat skeleton and that she is very frustrated with toilet paper, but will have to wait until some other time to learn the details.